Guy Nowell

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New marinas attracting superyachts to Asia

2 weeks ago | sail-world.com | Guy Nowell

New marinas attracting superyachts to Asia by Guy Nowell 4 Apr 23:48 PDT Big boat enthusiasts have long bemoaned the fact that Asia just doesn't have enough posh, large, full-service marinas of the variety that can accommodate superyachts, and look after them.
BPI Private Wealth Signature Regatta Series 2024-25

1 month ago | sail-world.com | Guy Nowell

BPI Private Wealth Signature Regatta Series 2024-25 by Guy Nowell 11 Mar 20:09 PDT The Boracay 200 and Boracay Cup Regatta is part of the second running of the 2024-25 BPI Series which opened in December 2023 with the BPI Corregidor Cup. Unfortunately, that event had hardly started before it was all over, with the proximate arrival of a typhoon which sent up the storm signals and cancelled everything after the opening day.
Phuket King's Cup 2024

Nov 29, 2024 | sail-world.com | Guy Nowell

Phuket King's Cup 2024 by Guy Nowell 30 Nov 03:09 PST With 41 boats on the entry list, the Phuket King's Cup is really starting to feel like its old self. So it's not quite the 80+ boats that we were accustomed to seeing in the pre-Covid years, but it's a major improvement on the 12 boats that started in 2022. Dwindling numbers at Asian regattas is a topic for lengthy conversations over an elastic number of beers, but this event is growing once again. Hooray.
BPI Corregidor Cup 2024: blink, and you missed it

Nov 17, 2024 | sail-world.com | Guy Nowell

BPI Corregidor Cup 2024: blink, and you missed it by Guy Nowell 17 Nov 19:36 PST The Corregidor Cup is the opening event of the BPI Private Wealth Signature Yacht Race Series, a highly laudable programme from sponsors the Bank of the Philippine Islands aiming to resuscitate what was once an energetic big-boat sailing scene in the Philippines that had fallen into abeyance, largely due to the restrictions on movement brought on by the Covid pandemic.
Moth Euro 2024

Sep 24, 2024 | sail-world.com | Guy Nowell

Moth Euro 2024 by Guy Nowell 25 Sep 00:50 PDT Huge congratulations to RHKYC member Nicolai Jacobsen on winning the 2024 Moth European Championship. Nicolai finished 4th in the 2022 Europeans, and top of the heap this time, and it just doesn't get better than that. If you are writing your name on a trophy alongside Paul Goodison, Chris Rashley and Francesco Bruni, then you must be doing something right.
Turkey is Luxury Yachting's Quiet Achiever

Aug 19, 2024 | luxuo.com | Natalie Chan |Guy Nowell

Hong Kong-based sailor, writer, marine photographer and sometime yachting magazine publisher, Guy Nowell, reflects on one of the rising star nations of the yachting industry, after a recent visit to Turkey:In 2022, Turkey ranked fourth in the superyacht build league with 102 units, adding up to an overall length of 4,167m. The 2024 order book includes 132 boats for a total of 5,838m, and the country has overtaken the Netherlands in production, now in second place only behind Italy.
Today is World Boating Day

May 25, 2024 | sail-world.com | Guy Nowell

Today is World Boating Day by Guy Nowell 25 May 05:55 PDT Today - in case it is not in your diary - is World Boating Day. This is an international open event, where companies within the leisure boating sectors will open their doors in a variety of formats over the course of two action-packed days.
Is Turkey the best-kept secret in the Med?

May 24, 2024 | sail-world.com | Guy Nowell

Is Turkey the best-kept secret in the Med? by Guy Nowell, Asia Yacht Press 24 May 08:39 PDT Mention the Med, and everyone thinks of the French and Italian Rivieras. Mention cruising, and they add in the Greek Islands. But you only have to go a little further east to discover the spectacular and beautiful Turquoise Coast, and a huge part of the history and cradle of western civilization.
RHKYC Nations' Cup 2024: kids take a lickin'

Apr 30, 2024 | sail-world.com | Guy Nowell

RHKYC Nations' Cup 2024: kids take a lickin' by Guy Nowell 30 Apr 22:31 PDT Extra points for the youngsters who went out to show their colours and were still smiling at the end of it. Alessia and Sam (ENG), Erik, Thea, Emily and Marcus (SWE), and Anna (NED). There's more to life than shopping malls and video games, even when it's coming down like stair rods!
Let's talk about Boating Awards in Asia

Apr 24, 2024 | marinebusinessworld.com | Guy Nowell

Let's talk about Boating Awards in Asia by Guy Nowell 24 Apr 03:00 PDT It's Boating Awards season in Asia. Time to put on the dinner jacket or the little black dress, and get up on stage for some accolades and the grip-and-grin photos. There's been one recently in Shanghai, and there's another coming up in Singapore. So let's talk about Boating Awards in Asia: some people won't like this at all, but that's how it is when you point out that the Emperor has no clothes.